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UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 24 2010
By PhocusWire | April 29, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending April 24 2010.... Read More
Jungle fever at OpenTravel as talk turns to Google, ITA Software, Apple, Facebook
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Jungle fever at OpenTravel as talk turns to Google, ITA Software, Apple, Facebook
By Dennis Schaal | April 28, 2010
Elephants and gorillas and disruption, oh my.... Read More
Google and ITA Software deal is HOT, originally scheduled for April-close
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Google and ITA Software deal is HOT, originally scheduled for April-close
By Kevin May | April 28, 2010
Huge speculation about Google courting ITA Software continues, but will no doubt intensify with detail suggesting the deal is expected to close this week.... Read More
Everbread locks into Ypsilon system alongside old guard GDSs
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Everbread locks into Ypsilon system alongside old guard GDSs
By Kevin May | April 28, 2010
Perhaps an early milestone for the Everbread search system with confirmation that it has signed an agreement with European web technology provider Ypsilon... Read More
Five untapped opportunities for mobile and travel
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Five untapped opportunities for mobile and travel
By Martin Collings | April 28, 2010
Given all the investment in and attention on mobile itinerary planning and sharing, what are the top five areas still to be explored and exploited?... Read More
TLabs Showcase - GoMiles
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TLabs Showcase - GoMiles
By Kevin May | April 28, 2010
TLabs focus on startups featuring Seattle, USA-based GoMiles.... Read More
Amadeus sets IPO price at Euro 11 per share, gears up for The Big Day
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Amadeus sets IPO price at Euro 11 per share, gears up for The Big Day
By Kevin May | April 28, 2010
Global distribution system and travel technology giant Amadeus will start trading on the public markets tomorrow (Thurs 29) after setting an opening price above the mid-point range.... Read More
How will Thomas Cook become a top European online travel agency?
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How will Thomas Cook become a top European online travel agency?
By Kevin May | April 27, 2010
Even in an industry full of hyperbole the claim by tour operating giant Thomas Cook that it will become one of the top online travel agencies in Europe needs examining.... Read More
Consumer travel spending trends show glimpses of recovery
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Consumer travel spending trends show glimpses of recovery
By Kevin May | April 27, 2010
A mammoth review of how and where travellers are parting with their hard-earned cash has shed light on consumer travel behaviour post global-recession.... Read More
American Express broadens mobile offerings with WorldMate
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American Express broadens mobile offerings with WorldMate
By Dennis Schaal | April 27, 2010
American Express Business Travel has teamed with WorldMate to broaden the travel management company's mobile offerings.... Read More
Mixed messages over hotel prices during European ash cloud crisis
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Mixed messages over hotel prices during European ash cloud crisis
By Kevin May | April 27, 2010
Much of the talk during and after the ash drama in Europe in mid-April centred on the cost to the airlines - IATA last estimated $1.7 billion - but what about hotels?... Read More
TripAdvisor walks TripWow down the red carpet and goes Hollywood in 28 seconds
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TripAdvisor walks TripWow down the red carpet and goes Hollywood in 28 seconds
By Dennis Schaal | April 26, 2010
TripAdvisor turned to sister company TravelPod to debut a vacation-slideshow builder for consumers, and TV and movie-industry folks were recruited to fine-tune the user experience.... Read More
Hertz, Dollar Thrifty gearing up for tech integration in $1.2b merger
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Hertz, Dollar Thrifty gearing up for tech integration in $1.2b merger
By Dennis Schaal | April 26, 2010
With Hertz announcing today that it intends to acquire Dollar Thrifty in a $1.2 billion cash-stock deal, the two companies will face some tech-integration pain.... Read More
Taking the StumbleUpon idea and putting it in travel
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Taking the StumbleUpon idea and putting it in travel
By Kevin May | April 26, 2010
FunTouristAttractions might appear to be (yet) another content-heavy travel website - but the new site has included a rather unique feature inspired by bookmarking site StumbleUpon.... Read More
Stats - Big travel brands do not dominate natural search in Google
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Stats - Big travel brands do not dominate natural search in Google
By Kevin May | April 26, 2010
Some interesting figures from UK digital agency Greenlight Search which shows that size and brand does not matter when it comes to exposure in natural search results.... Read More
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